Wardrobe trunk



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Patented 'i ai'. 13, 1923.

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ALBERT L. DUFF AND JAMES W'. MATHESON, v0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

WARDROBE, TRUNK.

Application led June 25, 1920. Serial No. 391,630.

T o all whom t may cof/tecra.'

Be it known that we, ALBERT L. DUFF and JAMES W. MATHEsoN, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of the city of New York, borough ofBrooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ot' New York, have invented anew and Improved Wardrobe Trunk, of which thev following is adescription.

Our invention relates to wardrobe trunks and has for its general objectto provide a trunk of the indicated class having novel means for hanginggarments in the wardrobe section of the trunk in a manner that hunggarments may be compact in the trunk or slid out of the trunk anddisposed in any one of various angular positions to be yreadilyaccessible.

The nature'of the invention, its distinguishing features and advantageswill clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, it being understood that the drawing's are merelyillustrative ot' one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view ot a wardrobe trunk embodying ourinvention showing the same in open position and with the garmenthangingmeans in inner position in the wardrobe section of the trunk;

Figure 2 is a sectional plan view of the trunk in the closed position,the section being taken just below the top of the trunk;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional plan View on an enlarged scale atthe right of the wardrobe section of the trunk;

Figure 4 is a vertical section on the line 6 6, Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 7--7, Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5, showing a modified carriage forthe garment supporting arms, the trunk parts shown in Figure 5 beingomitted;

ln the illustrated example the numeral lidesignates generally the drawersection of our impro-ved trunk, and 16, the wardrobe section, saidsections having a suitable hinge connection as indicated at 17.

In the wardrobe section 16 of the trunk our improved garment-hangingmeans is provided and includes upper and lower parallel fixed tracks 32suitably supported as by upper and lower members 33, rigid with thefront of a bracket plate 34, suitably astened to the inner wall of thewardrobe section 16. A track section 35 is of U-shape to present upperand lower tracks corresponding with the fixed tracks 32 and pivotallysecured to the latter as at 36, whereby said U-shaped hinged tracksection may be swung to an inner position within the wardrobe section 16as in Figures 1, 4 and 6, or swung out of said wardrobe section as shownin Figure 5. A carrier 37 is adapted to slidably engage the fixed tracksection 32 or the swingable track section 35 and may be slid from thefixed tracks tothe swingable ones when the respective tracks are inalinement. Said carrier has suitable means for engaging the tracks. Inthe form shown in Figure 7 the upper and lower ends 38 are rounded toengage above and beneath the respective tracks, there being anadditional curved member 39 above the lower track to prevent detachment.of the carrier from the tracks. In the form shown in Figure 6 thecarrier 37a has the lower member 38 as well as a member 39 to engage thelower trac-k rail 32 or the corresponding track rail on the swin ablesection 35. At its upper end 37b t e carrier 37a is bent inwardly anddownwardly or twice at-r/ight angles, so that it accommodates and formsbearings for the axles of groloved wheels 37c to run on the top ytrackrai s.

On the carrier 37 or 371 hanger bars 4() are provided with hooks 41 orequivalent means on which garment hangers A may be suspended. The bars40 are preterably arranged in pairs, the bars of a pair beingprovidedwith a suitable clamp conventionally indicated at 42 forclamping trousers legs. The free ends of the hanger bars 40 when inposition within the trunk are aiorded support on a ledge 43 preferablyin the form of an angle bar. Also, preferably the bars 40 of a pair areswiiigably connected with the carrier, there being shown for the purposestrap-hinge elements 46 on said bars secured by hinge pins 45 passingthrough the same and through upper and lower lugs 44 on the carrier 3Tor 37 a. From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that the carrierwith the series of hanger bars may be slid onto the tracks 32 to behoused within the wardrobe section 16. Or, the swingable track section35 may he swung outward into alincment with the fixed tracks. therebypermitting the carrier to be slid onto said swingable track section. andwhereby said swingable track section and said carrier with its hangerarms may be positioned at various angles clear of the trunk section 16.

In wardrobe trunks or' the type to which our invention relates` thehanger arms are swingably mounted on what is termed a backboard. saidbackboard being fixedly secured to the trunk at the interior. In ourinvention the carrier 3T constitutes a slidable backboard asdistinguished from a fixed backboard and it carries the garment hangersmounted thereon to be slidable therewith on the respective tracksections.

As will readily be understood. the carrier 3T, when the track rails 32,35 are in alignment, may be slid partly on to the fixed rail 32 andpartly on to the swingable section 35, in which position of the parts itwill beclear that the carrier forms a lock between the fixed and pivotedrails toI maintain them in alignmentA and prevent the supported hangersfrom swinging or vibrating about the axis of the hinge 36. Thus thehanging and removal of the garments will be attained by less annoyanceby the swingable track rails being held rigid.

It is to be noted moreover that the rails 32, 35 constitute a meanswhereby the carrier 37, with the clothes hangers thereon, can be given asliding movement into or out of the trunk, and this is in addition tothe capability of swinging the hangers and carrier into and out of thetrunk about the axis of the hinge 36.

We would state in conclusion that while the illustrated exampleconstitutes a practical embodiment of our invention, we do not limitourselves strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated sincemanifestly the same can be considerably varied Without departure fromthe spirit of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. In a wardrobe trunk, a fixed track section, a pivoted track sectionswingable to a position within the trunk or to an outer position aliningwith the fixed section, a garment-hanging backboard slidable to or fromeither of said trae-k sections when the samel are alined, and a seriesof elongated garment-hanging arms mounted on said backboard to slidetherewith on the track sections. said arms projecting at approximatelyright angles/to the face of the backboard and being laterally swingableon thc backboard into an approximately parallel relation or in spreadform.

2. In a. wardrobe trunk, a fixed track-section. a carrier constituting abackboard. garment-hanging means on said hackbmlrd, said backboardheilig accommodated on said track section and being slidable thereon.and an auxiliary track section pvotally supported at one end on thetrunk adjacent to the outer end of the fixed track section, andswingable approximately inL a horizontal plane to a position in thetrunk or to a position outside the trunk and movable when outside thetrunk either in alinement with the fixed track section or to different.angular positions at either side of the fixed track section, saidhackboard when the track sections are alined being slidable to or fromeither track section.

3. In a wardrobe trunk, upper and lower fixed track sections, a pivotedtrack section presenting upper and lower tracks, corresponding with thefixed track sections and swingable laterally to aline therewith or t0positions within the trunk or outside of the latter, a carrierconstituting abackboard and adapted to slidably engage either of saidtrack sections, and garment-hanging means mounted on said slidable backboard and slidable therewith on said track sections.

4. In a wardrobe trunk, a fixed track section within the trunk, a secondtrack section pivoted at one end adjacent to the outer end of the fixedsection to swing horizontally into the trunk or out of the same, and abackboard slidable from either track section to the other, saidswing-able track section when disposed outside of the trunk beingmovable on its pivot into alinement with t-he fixed section, or tovarious angular positions at either side of the fixed section to thusvariously dispose the backboard in positions at either side of the fixedtrack section, and garment supporting means on said backboard.

5. In a Wardrobe trunk, a fixed track section within the trunk, a secondtrack section at the front of the trunk and pivo-tally mounted at oneend, said pivoted track section adapted to be swung in a horizontalplane to various angular positions outside of" the trunk, andl acarriage affording accommodation for garment hangers thereon, saidcarriage movable from either track section onto the other track sectionand swingable laterally with the outer track section whenl moved ontothe latter.

ALBERT L. DUFF. JAMES W. MATHESO'N.

